OK just installed gtkdialog via gslapt and it gives us a log out/shutdown/restart option that works... now we need to get the icons/wallpaper issue resolved and I think the meta package needs rebuilding. Added pcmanfm via gslapt and now I have backgrounds, however the icons don't work, they give me an error when I double click on them - "Failed to change to directory '' (No such file or directory). Edit, cured that by switching to pcmanfm-mod as the version of pcmanfm to use, so the icons now work....

Edit, oops spoke prematurely - the icons to the websites do, the rest don't. they give an error command not found.

The differences between the 32 bit and 64 versions are significant. The mod package will need to be modified to reflect that.

My opinion is that the 64 bit version should be updated. Pcmanfm-mod was chosen for several reasons, one being that it had much fewer deps than pcmanfm. By now, it is no longer maintained. If you're running 64 bit, that means you're not limited by ancient hardware, so there should be power to run a more fully featured file and desktop manager.

There are also some 32 bit binaries within the package itself, which won't work in Vlocity. One is "fbrun". If you (re)install fluxbox, it will take care of that.

As far as the desktop icons not working:Pcmanfm-mod does not support the trash function. It is what it is.The desktop shortcuts have some problems. Try opening the desktop files in a text editor for troubleshooting and corrections. Some have an empty line "Path=". Removing that line helps with pcmanfm. Also, there are call for programs "browser" or "browser-vl", which may not be part of a minimal install. Find the "Exec=****" line, and try that command by itself in a terminal. Problems can be fixed by editing the desktop files to use working commands, or add the needed programs.

Also there is an innate reluctance to change, I have always liked IceWM - I love the fact that nearly everything is configurable by changing a text file..... OK I don't know everything about it but its nice and simple and does what I like.

Got most of it working, except the Trash icon on the desktop. The file has a line in it supposedly limiting it to be shown in KDE, but pcmanfm doesn't respect that and crashes when double-clicking on it.